The world’s     1    (famous) heart surgeon, the Egyptian Professor, Sir Magdi Yacoub, has transplanted more hearts than anyone else. To the countless people whose lives he     2    (transform) and saved, he is a hero. Professor Yacoub     3    (inspire) in his work by his father, who was a general surgeon.

Now 66 years old, professor Yacoub still retains his energy and extraordinary enthusiasm for his career. For 43 years, he has dealt with desperate patients whose combination of poor diet, inactive lifestyle and stress overload have caused them to ask for his help.     4     all these experiences, he is very aware of the role of good nutrition and regular exercise in maintaining good health. He eats very well and swims early each morning.

Professor Yacoub’s life is always hectic (狂热的).     5     a donor heart has suddenly been found, then an operation has to take place quickly. He works long hours; he says there are no regular hours for a heart surgeon, as the surgery     6     take place when it needs to be carried out.

For relaxation, professor Yacoub enjoys     7    (garden) and even grows orchids. One dream of     8     is to go to the Amazon one day     9    (see) the rare plants there. He is patron of the Chain of Hope charity, which aims to take medical expense to the developing world. Specialist teams give their time free and travel all over the world to places such as Mozambique and Jamaica to train local surgeons in techniques that     10    (save) lives. This charity also brings needy children to the West necessary heart surgery.

Before the Tangshan Earthquake, Strange things    1    (happen) in the countryside. For several days, the water in the village wells     2       ( rise) and fell. There were deep cracks     3       appeared in the well walls. At least one well had some     4     (smell) gas coming out of it. Chickens and even pigs were too nervous     5     (eat), and dogs refused to go inside buildings.    6     (mouse)ran out of the fields looking for places to hide, and fish jumped out of the water. At about 3:00 a.m.,    7    28 July 1976, bright lights     8     (see) in the sky outside the city of Tangshan and loud noises were heard.       9       the city’s one million people were asleep as usual that night.     10       (fortunately), it led to a lot of people losing their lives.

One Direction was one of the most popular bands, and it     1    (make) up of five artists. After years of breaking records, the band started to slow down. In early 2015, it was announced on Facebook that Zayn Malik, one of the members, would be leaving the band. In his first interview after leaving the band, Zayn Malik said that the reason why he left was     2     it didn’t fit his style. And he said he “never    3     (true) spoke to Harry”, his former bandmate and that he had never been under the    4    (impress) they would keep in touch after Malik left the band. “Our relationships     5     (change) since we were in a band together, but I think that’s just life,” said Malik. This came as    6    surprise to fans because in the Facebook post announcing his departure, Malik wrote that he had “four friends for life”. In contrast to the typical pop music, Malik shared an R&B album in 2016 and his    7    (late) album Nobody Is Listening, in 2021.

    8     (speak) with Vogue UK, he referred    9    One Direction as a “machine”. He describes the band’s sudden rise to fame and busy touring plans by saying, “I wasn’t really ever able    10     (enjoy) the experience. The machine had gone too fast.”

Everyone has a childhood. And childhood     1     (memory) are often very funny. It’s    2     (extreme) true that children brighten up a home.

I often recall my childhood, the years    3    many interesting things happened. When I was a two-year-old child, both my parents were always very busy    4    their work. My mother worked as a sales manager in    5     company while my father was in the army, so I lived with my grandma in a village. Every now    6    then I was waiting for my parents to see me at the front door. Once my father    7     (send) us a photo of his in a soldier’s uniform. Then one day, my mother finally came    8     (see) me and we went shopping together. On the way we saw a group of soldiers. And when I caught sight of    9     (they), I became very excited. I said in a ringing voice pointing to them, “This is my father, and this is my father, and that is my father, too!”

My mother said she would remember that     10     (embarrass) moment all her life.

If you don’t use your arms or your legs, they become weak; when you start using them again, they     1     (slow) become strong again. Everyone knows that. Yet many people don’t seem to know that memory works in     2     same way. When someone says that he has a good memory, he really     3     (mean) that he keeps his memory in practice by using     4    . When someone else says that his memory is poor, he really means that he does not give it enough chance     5     (become) strong. If a friend says that his arms and legs are weak, we know that it is his own fault. But if he tells us that he has a poor memory, many of us think that his parents are     6     (blame), and few of us know that it is just his own fault. Have you ever found that some people can’t read or write but usually they have     7     (good) memories? This is     8     they can’t read or write and they have to remember days, names, songs and     9     (story), so their memory is the whole time being exercised. So if you want to have a good memory, learn from them. Practice     10     (remember) things in a way as these people do.

From October 4 to October 6, the National English Speaking Competition    1     (hold) in Chengdu, Sichuan Province. A total of one million people of different ages, from kindergarten kids to young professionals, took part in this year's event.

During the three-day event, young competitors expressed     2     (them) by delivering speeches about     3     (vary) topics, including History as a Mirror, The Promise of Youth, and The Power of Dreams. Besides showing their     4     (impress) English ability, they also shared their views on the world as a generation of being open-minded, individualistic, and     5     (social) responsible.

When the competition was first run in 1996, the goal was     6     (train) college students to master another language and communicate clearly with foreigners.     7    , in the past 25 years the competition     8     (go) far beyond this simple goal. It now plays a role in helping document every major step the country takes in its development,     9     (encourage) young people to share China's stories and providing a stage for those     10     will shape the future.

The conclusion of the recent Beijing 2022 Winter Olympics on Feb 20 also marked the end of the volunteering work of Armenian twin brothers Vahan and Hayk Gehamyan, both of     1    are Fudan University undergraduates.

The brothers served as translators for Team Armenia during the Games and also    2    (offer) assistance to athletes.    3    their busywork schedule, the brothers enjoyed their time in the Olympic Village. They made friends with their     4    (neighbor)—athletes from Finland and Ukraine—and cheered for these athletes    5    they were competing.

“It’s     6    great honor to serve as Olympic volunteers. We’re impressed by the charm of winter sports, such as the beautiful freestyle skiing and figure skating,” Hayk said.

“Moreover, we saw people from across the world    7    (live) under the same roof. It showed how the Olympic spirit of unity shines    8     (bright) throughout the games and beyond, which reminds us that people worldwide belong to the same human family,” he added.

Hayk said that they    9    (draw) to China as they wanted to experience the country’s fast economic development and culture. “We’re glad we made the    10    (decide) to come here,” he said.